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Volume 35, Issue 8 <strong>Mike</strong> & <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Radio</strong> <strong>Club</strong> -- Seattle <strong>August</strong> 2007<br />

From the Hot Seat...<br />

We All Make The <strong>Club</strong> What It Is<br />

by <strong>Mike</strong> Eakins K7OV, President<br />

Hello again! It’s <strong>August</strong> again and time to<br />

think of things, like our club picnic coming up this<br />

month. Since this is another time of gathering, I<br />

wanted to say something about one of the things<br />

our club has been famous for in the past,<br />

especially when Jo Hallstrom was our <strong>Mike</strong> and<br />

<strong>Key</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Greeter. Jo set a high standard for<br />

friendly receptions at our club meeting and made<br />

us famous for our friendly atmosphere. Our <strong>August</strong><br />

meeting/Picnic is an opportunity to carry on that<br />

tradition!<br />

Here lately, I have received a couple of<br />

emails that made the assertion that some visiting<br />

new ones said they didn’t get the reception they<br />

would have liked, so they did not opt to join our<br />

club. Personally, I find this baffling, because I have<br />

always found our meetings and gathering to be<br />

friendly and pleasant affairs. But, one must<br />

remember that I am not the shy and retiring type,<br />

so I have fun anyway.<br />

But I would like to remind all, that some<br />

who come to our meetings are shy and need to be<br />

greeted with warmth and smiles so that they will<br />

know they are welcome. Every club member that I<br />

know, is a friendly and outgoing person, so I know<br />

this will not be a hard task for any of you. I think<br />

what happens sometimes, is that we get caught up<br />

in club affairs and the need to see someone in<br />

particular and we sometimes forget to make sure<br />

new ones are greeting and made to feel welcome at<br />

our gatherings.<br />

I am soliciting for someone to step up to be<br />

our “Official” greeter so that no one will go<br />

unnoticed. If you would like to do that, please<br />

contact me at any meeting or by email at<br />

k7ov@k7ov.com.<br />

So, please, if you see a new person at our<br />

club meetings or gatherings, go up to them and<br />

introduce yourself. Even better, take them around<br />

and introduce them to others as well! For my part,<br />

1<br />

in addition to the above, I intend to make a point<br />

during introductions at our meetings to make a<br />

public welcome to these ones, and will take some<br />

time to get to know them a little bit during that time<br />

for us all to get to know them.<br />

Remember, you are all ambassadors at<br />

large for the <strong>Mike</strong> and <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. Please invite and<br />

make people feel friendly, both in person and on<br />

the repeater when new ones show up. Let’s let<br />

everyone know that the <strong>Mike</strong> and <strong>Key</strong> <strong>Club</strong> is the<br />

“Friendly” club and the only one they need!<br />

73, <strong>Mike</strong> Eakins – K7OV<br />

_______________________________________________________<br />

On Being A QSL Manager<br />

de Fred Roberts, W6TKV<br />

I believe the very first QSL cards were<br />

created during the early days of broadcast radio.<br />

For example, if John Smith who lived in Seattle<br />

heard a broadcast station in Los Angeles, he<br />

might send the station a letter advising them of his<br />

hearing their station on a particular date and time.<br />

The station in turn, would send John a letter or<br />

postcard acknowledging his having heard their<br />

station – in effect a QSL card. It is doubtful these<br />

early confirmations where called “QSL cards”<br />

even though that’s what they were.<br />

[Continued on Page 3]<br />

______________________________________________________<br />

IN THIS ISSUE:<br />

From The Hot Seat 1<br />

On Being A QSL Manager 1<br />

M&K <strong>Club</strong> Contact Information 2<br />

M&K Upcoming Activities 3<br />

Best Behavior 4<br />

M&K General Mtg Minutes 5<br />

M&K Board Mtg Minutes 6<br />

Celebrate Our <strong>August</strong> Members 6<br />

<strong>Club</strong> Picnic 'Flyer' with Map 7<br />

Ham <strong>Radio</strong> Nets & Events 8<br />

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<strong>August</strong> 2007<br />

K7LED Relay<br />

Postal Address Web Site Send dues to<br />

P.O. Box 4234 www.mikeandkey.org <strong>Mike</strong>&<strong>Key</strong> ARC<br />

Renton, WA 98057-4234 P.O. Box 4234<br />

Renton, WA 98057-4234<br />

K7LED Repeaters Email Send newsletter submissions to<br />

146.82 output / 146.22 input info @ mikeandkey.org Gary Bryan, Relay Editor<br />

(PL 103.5)<br />

34033 33rd Ave SW<br />

Squak Mountain Federal Way, WA 98023-7724<br />

224.120 output / 222.520 input Reflector kg7ku @ arrl.net<br />

(PL 103.5)<br />

http://groups.yahoo.com/mkarc<br />

Tiger Mountain<br />

__________________________ <strong>Club</strong> Contacts _____________________________<br />

President <strong>Mike</strong> Eakins K7OV k7ov @ k7ov.com 425-572-5248<br />

Vice President Bert Nielson AF7V mlynx1 @ gmail.com 253-236-0478<br />

Secretary Dick Radford WA7NIW wa7niw @ arrl.net 425-828-9791<br />

Treasurer Carolyn Pasquier WV7Q carolynp @ sprynet.com 253-862-1157<br />

Activity Mgr <strong>Mike</strong> Dinkelman N7WA mwdink @ eskimo.com 253-631-3756<br />

<strong>Radio</strong> Officer Paul Roth N7DOH n7doh @ comcast.net 206-550-9690<br />

Trustees --<br />

No. 1 Frank Tate NA7O 206-762-4732<br />

No. 2 Gil Drynan W7GIL gild @ seanet.com 425-392-1668<br />

No. 3 Terry Barham WA7PML barhata @ comcast.net 425-227-9483<br />

No. 4 (CoB) Steven Cook KD7IQL kd7iql @ arrl.net 206-781-2293<br />

No. 5 Hal Mueller N3YX n3yx @ arrl.net 206-297-9574<br />

Logo Committee Dan & Dawn Humphrey N7QHC / KC7YYB n7qhcdan @ juno.com 206-243-0163<br />

Webmasters Jim Etzwiler / Dave Smith KD7BAT / KB7PSN kd7bat @ arrl.net 206-633-1512<br />

<strong>Mike</strong> & <strong>Key</strong> Online -- Several club resources are available electronically:<br />

On the Web — The <strong>Club</strong>'s site at 'www.mikeandkey.org' includes extensive information about <strong>Club</strong><br />

activities and events, such as: VEC testing, membership, past editions of the Relay and more.<br />

Reflector — The <strong>Club</strong>'s public message board offers an easy and free way to converse with club members.<br />

To sign up, surf to: http://groups.yahoo.com/mkarc.<br />

E-Relay — Want the newsletter in color and a day or two before the print edition arrives by regular mail?<br />

You will also save the club some money in printing and postage costs. To sign up, send a message to the<br />

editor: kg7ku @ arrl.net.<br />

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<strong>August</strong> 2007<br />

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Upcoming <strong>Club</strong> Activities - <strong>August</strong><br />

by <strong>Mike</strong> Dinkelman N7WA, Activity Manger<br />

The <strong>Club</strong> picnic is coming up <strong>August</strong> 18 th ,<br />

following the regular <strong>Club</strong> meeting. It will be held at<br />

Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park in Renton which is<br />

over on Lake Washington. The park has boatlaunches,<br />

picnic shelters (we have one), playground<br />

equipment, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, sand<br />

volleyball courts, fishing pier, swimming area, 1.5 miles<br />

of paved walking trails along the shoreline, and is ADA<br />

accessible. Dave KB7PSN is organizing. The <strong>Club</strong><br />

provides the hamburger, hotdogs, and pop. You get to<br />

bring potluck. For maps and other info, please see the<br />

<strong>Club</strong> web page.<br />

Because of the picnic, there will be no program<br />

following the business portion of the general club<br />

meeting. However, the September program should be<br />

a special treat. Mitch, K7TUT will present a program on<br />

his <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Radio</strong> experiences while stationed in Iraq.<br />

I’m sure that was a fairly unique experience and Mitch<br />

is always entertaining in print and person.<br />

The October program will be one on antenna<br />

modeling software by Scott AG7T. Scott did this a few<br />

years ago but we have many new members and a<br />

renewed interest in modeling and building antennas<br />

(especially on HF). I am sure that if there is a certain<br />

type of antenna you would like to see modeled, Scott<br />

would be able to demonstrate it but let him know<br />

BEFORE the October meeting.<br />

Now that <strong>August</strong> is here, it’s time to think about<br />

the Christmas Party in December. (Trust me, places<br />

are being reserved as I write this.) I need a volunteer to<br />

organize it.<br />

____________________________________________<br />

Being A QSL Manager... [Continued from Pg 1]<br />

Hams, using the same reasoning, used these cards to<br />

confirm two-way contact with another station, and my<br />

guess is that practice started on Day 1 and continuing<br />

to the present day. Of course, in the days of the penny<br />

post card, it was quite reasonable and widely<br />

practiced.<br />

Nowadays it is a more expensive practice, but still very<br />

much in vogue – especially in the pursuit of DXCC, the<br />

ARRL’s award for working 100 countries or entities.<br />

The idea of entities came into practice since we talk of<br />

Alaska and Hawaii as being countries even though<br />

they are “states” and obviously an integral part of the<br />

U.S. But, whether we call them countries or entities, if<br />

you are talking DX everyone knows exactly what you<br />

mean.<br />

So, that brings us to the QSL Manager.<br />

Suppose there is a station in the Alaska, and he is the<br />

very first KL7-land station you have ever worked.<br />

Wouldn’t you be inclined to want a confirmation of this<br />

contact. You bet you would! Now let us suppose that<br />

Joe, KL7ABC, spends a ton of time on the air but really<br />

3<br />

K7LED Relay<br />

doesn’t have too much interest in sending confirming<br />

QSL cards for years – after all, he has 5-Band WAS so<br />

why does he want to QSL? What are his options?<br />

One, he says, “Sorry, I don’t QSL any more.” Two, he<br />

says, “Glad to send you a QSL.” – but never does.<br />

Three, he says, “My QSL Manager is W5XYZ.” That<br />

means you send your QSL to W5XYZ, and W5XYZ<br />

replies with a KL7ABC QSL card – the only thing you<br />

have to do, is to send the QSL Manager an SASE (Self<br />

Addressed Stamped Envelope) – bearing in mind the<br />

QSL Manager has no equity in the QSL exchanges,<br />

he’s just being friendly and doing you both a favor.<br />

I have served as QSL Manager in the past – 1)<br />

a British Marine in the Falkland Islands with whom I<br />

had a long QSO while driving home from Las Vegas to<br />

Riverside, CA; 2) an American on the Diplomatic Staff<br />

in Uruguay whom I met on the air and offered to handle<br />

his QSL chores; and 3) a friend, N6CFQ, who used to<br />

live in Riverside and then moved to Ireland for several<br />

years and was very active on 20M.<br />

Fred-W6TKV, M&K QSL Manager, and Russ-W7LXR,<br />

Incoming DX QSL Manager (W7, “L” Segment)<br />

Another well known DX QSL route is “via the<br />

Buro” and it is just for DX QSL cards, no stateside QSL<br />

cards. “Via the Buro” is really two totally separate<br />

bureaus – both organized by the ARRL. One is just for<br />

Outgoing QSL Cards and the other is just for Incoming<br />

DX QSL Cards from around the world.<br />

The ARRL Outgoing QSL Bureau is a much<br />

used route for sending cards around the world (see<br />

http://www.arrl.org/qsl/qslout.html). There is a modest<br />

fee based upon the weight of your QSL cards, however<br />

there are some countries not serviced and they are<br />

listed on the referenced web site. When you send DX<br />

cards, you are required to sort them by destination<br />

countries, and a word of advice, you will have QSLs<br />

which are going to be those cards which are being<br />

handled by a QSL Manager, e.g. you worked F6ABC in<br />

[Continued on Page 4]


<strong>August</strong> 2007<br />

QSL Manager... [Continued from Page 3]<br />

France, but you are sending the QSL to his QSL<br />

Manager, G3ABC in England – for all QSL Manager<br />

directed cards, just make sure you print the QSL<br />

Managers call sign on both the front and back of all<br />

such QSLs, e.g. F6ABC VIA G3ABC.<br />

Here is a real solid QSL “card” (6”H x 12”L x 2”Thick)<br />

mailed from the South Pole<br />

The ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau is initially<br />

sorted by U.S. call districts. The Incoming QSLs<br />

directed to the 7th Call Area are shipped to someone in<br />

that area, who, in turn, sorts all the cards by the letter<br />

after the “7”. Thus all 26 letters (W7A, W7B, W7C – all<br />

the way to – W7X, W7Y, W7Z) go to as many as 26<br />

different hams in the 7th call area (some fellows handle<br />

more than one letter). The fellow who handles<br />

K7LED’s incoming cards and those of all the “L”s is a<br />

great guy named Russ Fillinger, W7LXR, who lives in<br />

Portland, OR. Before leaving home for Field Day in<br />

Seattle, I contacted Russ and arranged a short visit<br />

when we drove through Portland – I thought it would be<br />

worthwhile meeting him as he is the one who will be<br />

mailing K7LED cards to me. As a side note, for 12<br />

years, I handled the “T”s for the 6th District Incoming<br />

QSL Bureau – Russ, however, has many more years<br />

of service under his belt. It was sure nice to meet him<br />

and as it turned out, he wasn’t very far off the I-5 at all.<br />

For our efforts, Ann and I both received the grand tour<br />

of his card processing routine.<br />

K7LED Relay<br />

Russ, W7LXR, is a real DXer with a sizable<br />

tower behind the house – he has one trophy he<br />

showed me, a special QSL he received from a station<br />

in Antarctica to whom he had given some helpful<br />

assistance (see photo).<br />

Regarding my role as QSL Manager for<br />

K7LED, there are two things to keep in mind. First,<br />

when the club finishes Field Day, there are a number<br />

of hams who following a contact with K7LED, want a<br />

K7LED QSL card and so send their QSL to the <strong>Mike</strong> &<br />

<strong>Key</strong> ARC – my role is to respond to that request.<br />

Second, if K7LED is used for any HF or VHF contest<br />

event, then plan on providing me with a copy of the<br />

associated K7LED log – that allows me to respond to<br />

an incoming QSL request.<br />

I used to QSL everyone I worked and have<br />

accumulated thousands of QSL cards, but when I got<br />

active in contesting, keeping current became an<br />

overwhelming task. You see, each contest<br />

represented between 500 and 1500 contacts. I still<br />

QSL – but my days of 100% QSLing are long gone.<br />

____________________________________________<br />

On The Lighter Side of Ham <strong>Radio</strong>...<br />

Best Behavior<br />

Contributed by Sam Sullivan N7RHE<br />

As we get on the air, some of us with new privileges,<br />

we must be mindful of the shared resource we enjoy.<br />

We must present a good face to all those who listen in<br />

especially the not yet licensed. Hiram Maxim, “The Old<br />

Man”, realized this and created some behavior<br />

warnings which are displayed at ARRL headquarters.<br />

I’ve seen them first hand.<br />

Rettysnitch...at the ready.<br />

The Rettysnitch: Invoked by ''The Old Man'' during the<br />

early years of the hobby to combat poor operating<br />

practices. The Wouff Hong: Every amateur should<br />

know and tremble at the history and origins of this<br />

fearsome instrument for the punishment of amateurs<br />

who cultivate bad operating habits and who nourish<br />

and culture their meaner instincts on the air. We can<br />

only imagine the pain these corrective measures<br />

brought.<br />

This real solid QSL “card” was mailed from the South<br />

Pole to Russ-W7LXR (address in center, return address<br />

in upper left corner, and stamps in upper right corner)<br />

4<br />

Wouff Hong.<br />

_______________________________________________________


<strong>August</strong> 2007<br />

_______________________________________________________<br />

<strong>Mike</strong>&<strong>Key</strong> General Meeting Minutes<br />

held 07-21-2007<br />

Officers present:<br />

x_President – <strong>Mike</strong> Eakins (K7OV)<br />

__Vice President – Bert Nielson (AF7V)<br />

x_Secretary – Dick Radford (WA7NIW)<br />

x_Treasurer – Carolyn Pasquier (WV7Q)<br />

x_Activity Manager – <strong>Mike</strong> Dinkelman (N7WA)<br />

x_<strong>Radio</strong> Officer – Paul Roth (N7DOH)<br />

Trustees present:<br />

x_No. 1 – Frank Tate (NA7O)<br />

x_No. 2 – Gil Drynan, (W7GIL)<br />

x_No. 3 – Terry Barham (WA7PML)<br />

x_No. 4 – Steve Cook (KD7IQL)<br />

__No. 5 – Hal Mueller (N3YX)<br />

President Eakins called the meeting to order at 10:00AM at<br />

the Salvation Army building in Renton, Wa.<br />

All members and guests recited the Pledge of Allegiance.<br />

President Eakins made several announcements: The <strong>Mike</strong> &<br />

<strong>Key</strong> ARC is affiliated with the ARRL, which<br />

members are encouraged to join; everyone, including<br />

visitors, should sign the rosters; visitors are reminded<br />

not to vote on membership matters; smoking is allowed in the<br />

parking lot but not in front of the chapel.<br />

Members and guests introduced themselves. The question of<br />

the month was, “Have you ever worked a <strong>Radio</strong> Contest, and<br />

if so, which one?” Answers varied from none to lots.<br />

Steve Cook brought in the flag that Mitch Gill K7TUT gave to<br />

the club at Field Day. It has been put into a display box that<br />

will be at the meetings.<br />

Quorum present.<br />

Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes of the previous<br />

meeting as printed in the K7LED Relay made by Dave<br />

KB7PSN and seconded by Ivy WA7IVY. Motion passed.<br />

Officer Reports:<br />

President – <strong>Mike</strong> K7OV, the President’s report is in the<br />

Relay. There are numerous Public Service opportunities<br />

these<br />

next few weeks. Renton River Days, Seafair<br />

Torchlight Parade, etc. You can also help with ESAR even<br />

without being able to leave your home to maintain<br />

communications with units through their repeater on 2<br />

meters. The only training needed is NIMS 100 and NIMS 700<br />

which can be done online from home. More information will<br />

be available from Jim KC7EVY.<br />

Vice President – Bert AF7V: Sam Sullivan filled in for the<br />

absent Bert. John Lawrence KE7LHL was presented for<br />

membership and approved by the membership.<br />

Secretary – Dick WA7NIW: Nothing to report.<br />

Treasurer – Carolyn WV7Q: The <strong>Club</strong>'s books are in good<br />

order. Gave Balance Sheet summary. Flea market deposit<br />

has been sent in.<br />

Activity Manager – <strong>Mike</strong> N7WA: Today’s program is<br />

DAYTON. Self-Service raffle tickets are available. Next<br />

month’s program will be the Picnic. Subjects for future<br />

programs could be SWR, Ham operations from Iraq, etc.<br />

Chairman of the Board – Steve KD7IQL: The next Board<br />

meeting is July 25 at 7:00 PM at Galliano’s Cucina, 16435<br />

Military Road S.<br />

K7LED Relay<br />

<strong>Radio</strong> Officer – Paul N7DOH: Nothing to report<br />

Relay Editor – Gary KG7KU: Gary would be happy to get<br />

more input for the Relay. Length is not important, short ones.<br />

Help with layout, so write those articles.<br />

Webmaster – Jim KD7BAT: The web site is pretty much up<br />

to date, needs to have this month’s roster put up there.<br />

There are Field Day pictures to be put up.<br />

Standing Committee Reports:<br />

Strategic Planning – Frank NA7O: Nothing to report<br />

Facilities –: Terry WA7PML: Nothing to report<br />

Education –: Hal N3YX: Not present<br />

Public Service – Gil W7GIL: Committee will be meeting at<br />

the Cedar River Smokehouse after the meeting.<br />

Technical – Steve KD7IQL: Nothing to report<br />

VE Exams -- Scott AG7T: Last month, 6 Technicians, 7<br />

Generals, 2 Extras.<br />

Flea Market – Hal N7NW / <strong>Mike</strong> N7WA: Flea Market is on<br />

Hiatus until September.<br />

Field Day -- Steve KD7IQL / Brendan KD7IKV: We did very<br />

well this year. Two club records were set on 40 meter phone,<br />

and 40 meter CW. The Band Chairs were recognized for a<br />

great job done. Ivy did 51 QSOs on GOTA, and Morgan did<br />

20. Tim Kane was recognized for his outstanding effort from<br />

set up, operations, Public Information, etc. Bert was another<br />

one who was recognized for his outstanding efforts. Morgan<br />

Pasquier was also recognized and presented a certificate for<br />

being most outstanding youth at Field Day for her efforts in<br />

set up, operations, etc. It looks like we will be somewhere<br />

around 13,000 points this year so with band conditions being<br />

what they were, this is a very good score. GOTA had 13<br />

different operators making from 3 to 51 contacts each. The<br />

rest of the participants were honored for the aggregate effort<br />

of all of us. We won’t know how this score ranks among other<br />

stations until January. This year everyone who said they<br />

would be there, was there.<br />

Picnic – Dave KD7PSN: Next month, after the meeting we<br />

will have our annual picnic at South Shelter 2 at Gene<br />

Coulon park. See the map in the Relay, or go in the entrance,<br />

turn left, and look at their map. The club is providing hot<br />

dogs, hamburgers, associated condiments, pop. Bring salads<br />

and main dishes along with appropriate serving utensils.<br />

Old Business:<br />

Awards-<br />

Alligator Award- Will not be presented until the victim can<br />

be confronted face to face for suitable embarassment.<br />

New Business<br />

Good of the Order – A salute to the unsung heroes of the<br />

Order of the Generator. This year the generator operated<br />

flawlessly with low fuel consumption and low noise output.<br />

Great going guys.<br />

Watch for trouble renewing Ham plates when they have to be<br />

replaced by new plates.<br />

Next month is the Northwest DX Convention, <strong>August</strong> 10-12, 3<br />

days at the Holiday Inn in Everett.<br />

Aldo will be getting out of the hospital soon<br />

The <strong>Mike</strong> & <strong>Key</strong> Board next meets July 25, at Galliano's<br />

Cucina in SeaTac.<br />

The next <strong>Mike</strong> & <strong>Key</strong> General Membership meeting is <strong>August</strong><br />

18.<br />

There being no further business, Brendan KD7IKV moved to<br />

adjourn.<br />

Motion passed, and President Eakins closed the meeting at<br />

11:02AM.<br />

Attested: Dick Radford WA7NIW, Secretary<br />

_______________________________________________________<br />

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<strong>August</strong> 2007<br />

______________________________<br />

<strong>Mike</strong>&<strong>Key</strong> Board Meeting Minutes<br />

held 07-25-2007<br />

Officers present:<br />

_President – <strong>Mike</strong> Eakins (K7OV)<br />

x_Vice President – Bert Nielson (AF7V)<br />

x_Secretary – Dick Radford (WA7NIW)<br />

x_Treasurer – Carolyn Pasquier (WV7Q)<br />

x_Activity Manager – <strong>Mike</strong> Dinkelman (N7WA)<br />

x_<strong>Radio</strong> Officer – Paul Roth (N7DOH)<br />

Trustees present:<br />

x_No. 1 – Frank Tate (NA7O)<br />

x_No. 2 – Gil Drynan, (W7GIL)<br />

x_No. 3 – Terry Barham (WA7PML)<br />

x_No. 4 – Steve Cook (KD7IQL)<br />

_No. 5 – Hal Mueller (N3YX)<br />

Visitors in attendance: Dick Vance, Dave Smith, Dawn<br />

Humphrey, Jim Etzwiler, Jack Grimmett<br />

Chairman Steve KD7IQL called the meeting to order at<br />

7:01p.m. at Galliano's Cucina in SeaTac, Wash.<br />

Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of the previous<br />

board meeting, was made by Bert AF7V and seconded by Gil<br />

W7GIL. Motion passed.<br />

Officer Reports:<br />

Chairman of the Board –Thanks for all your efforts at Field<br />

Day.<br />

President – <strong>Mike</strong> K7OV:<br />

Vice President – Bert AF7V :Nothing to report<br />

Secretary – Dick WA7NIW: Relays came back due to<br />

insufficient postage<br />

Treasurer – Carolyn WV7Q: The <strong>Club</strong>'s books are in good<br />

order. Gave Balance Sheet summary. The utility trailer has<br />

been transferred to Michelle Cross. Waiting for formation of<br />

the Audit Committee to check over the books.<br />

Activity Manager – <strong>Mike</strong> N7WA: The picnic is next month,<br />

Mitch is scheduled to do the program in September.<br />

<strong>Radio</strong> Officer – Paul N7DOH: Nothing new to report. Still<br />

working on the equipment donation that was in the works last<br />

month. Spectrum Analyzer showed that the repeater didn’t<br />

look too bad. Will try to get back up there with a more<br />

accurate station monitor. Will report back regarding a CTCSS<br />

board for the 220 machine.<br />

Relay Editor – Gary KG7KU: Not present, no report<br />

Webmaster – Jim KD7BAT: Web site is up to date, broken<br />

link was fixed, net time was changed. Is working on putting<br />

Field Day pictures up<br />

Standing Committee Reports:<br />

Strategic Planning – Frank NA7O: Nothing to report.<br />

Facilities –: Terry WA7PML: The rent situation at Salvation<br />

Army is possibly changing. They are looking at a per hour<br />

rate which would probably be about the same as we are<br />

paying now. Wondered if the equipment audit had been<br />

completed. Frank pointed out that it was probably OK as<br />

Field Day is when the equipment is used and there was no<br />

missing equipment.<br />

Education –: Hal N3YX: Not present. Steve will try to get<br />

something going on Education.<br />

Public Service – Gil W7GIL: Looking for a new Chair, not<br />

many people showed up for the meeting.<br />

Technical – Steve KD7IQL: Will try to get a technical group<br />

to meet after the <strong>August</strong> meeting.<br />

K7LED Relay<br />

VE Exams -- Scott AG7T: There were 22 people who<br />

showed up for testing, all walked out with licenses or<br />

upgrades. Congratulations Sam Sullivan, our newest Extra<br />

class.<br />

Flea Market – Hal N7NW / <strong>Mike</strong> N7WA:<br />

Field Day -- Steve KD7IQL / Brendan KD7IKV:<br />

Picnic – Dave KB7PSN: May need to arrive early as the<br />

parking lot fills up quickly, especially on nice days<br />

Old Business- none<br />

New Business-<br />

Frank asked what is going on with the disposal of the old<br />

equipment trailer, Steve will get pictures and description to<br />

post an ad in the Relay. Unfortunately it looks like we are<br />

going to write up a Code of Conduct for Field Day. This boils<br />

down to basic, common courtesy which everyone should<br />

already know. This relates to kids running around making<br />

noise late at night, generators running all night, etc. There<br />

are also issues with the Barracks occupants. We may need<br />

to publish a copy of the park rules regarding quiet hours,<br />

generators, etc. Also the barracks issues relate to communal<br />

living situations so a set of guidelines need to be developed.<br />

Good of the Order- Nothing for the Good of the Order.<br />

There being no further business, Jim moved for adjournment.<br />

Motion Passed and Chairman Steve closed the meeting at<br />

7:31 pm.<br />

Attested: Dick Radford WA7NIW -- Secretary<br />

___________________________________________<br />

Let’s Celebrate our <strong>August</strong><br />

Members<br />

Contributed by Carolyn Pasquier WV7Q, Treasurer and<br />

'Keeper' of the <strong>Club</strong> Roster<br />

As of <strong>August</strong> 2007, these folks have been <strong>Mike</strong> &<br />

<strong>Key</strong> members for the number of years stated.<br />

Congratulations to all of you, and thanks for your<br />

participation and service.<br />

Each of you makes us who we are.<br />

Don Rembaugh WA7KBK 33 Years<br />

Michelle Cross WB7AYU 32 Years<br />

Rick Antes KF7VG 18 Years<br />

Al Hopwood KB7THX 14 Years<br />

Chuck Jones N7BV 11 Years<br />

Chris Antes KC7YES 10 Years<br />

John Walenceus KC7WOX 10 Years<br />

Ilona Kellison-Bullard KD7MVA 9 Years<br />

Paul Bullard KE7MVB 9 Years<br />

Barry Wolborsky KC7YB 8 Years<br />

Kimberly Wolborsky KC7FYD 8 Years<br />

Steven Cook KD7IQL 7 Years<br />

Jennifer Pasquier<br />

6 Years<br />

Richard Pasquier N7MER 6 Years<br />

Jim Aigner N7MU 2 Years<br />

Kenneth Roger AD7II 2 Years<br />

Paul Gilmore N7DIP 2 Years<br />

____________________________________________<br />

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<strong>August</strong> 2007<br />

K7LED Relay<br />

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<strong>August</strong> 2007 K7LED Relay<br />

Ham Nets & Events for 2007 -- AUGUST / SEPTEMBER<br />

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />

12<br />

2000 -- King Co.<br />

ARES 147.08<br />

(Weekly)<br />

2200 -- NW<br />

Astronomy Net<br />

145.33 (Weekly)<br />

19<br />

2030 -- Snohomish<br />

Co. ARES 146.92<br />

(Weekly)<br />

13<br />

0545 & 1645 --<br />

Weather Net 145.33<br />

(M-F)<br />

1730 -- Puget Sound<br />

Traffic Sys. 146.82<br />

(Daily)<br />

1900 -- Seattle ACS<br />

146.90 (Wkly)<br />

20<br />

1800 -- WA Emerg.<br />

HF 3.985 (Weekly)<br />

1830 -- WA ARES<br />

3.985 (Weekly)<br />

1930 -- PSRG 146.96<br />

(Weekly)<br />

14<br />

2000 --<br />

Snohomish Co.<br />

RACES 146.92<br />

(Weekly)<br />

15<br />

2000 -- General<br />

/Tech Info 145.33<br />

(Weekly)<br />

2100 -- NWSOAR<br />

Net 146.82 (Weekly)<br />

16<br />

1900 -- M&K Public<br />

Service Net 146.82<br />

(Weekly)<br />

2000 -- Computer &<br />

Packet Net 145.33<br />

(Weekly)<br />

21 22 23<br />

2000 -- <strong>Amateur</strong> TV<br />

Net 147.08 (Weekly)<br />

17<br />

2000 -- Youth Net<br />

145.33 (Weekly)<br />

18 1000 -- M&K <strong>Club</strong><br />

Meeting, Renton, WA<br />

1300 -- Ham <strong>Radio</strong> Exams,<br />

Renton, WA<br />

Public Service:<br />

Shoreline Parade -<br />

Shoreline<br />

24 25<br />

0900 -- WA ARES HF<br />

Net 3.985 (Weekly)<br />

26 27<br />

28 29<br />

30 31 01 September<br />

2000 -- YL Net<br />

145.33 (Weekly)<br />

1900 - M&K ARC<br />

Board Meeting<br />

0900 -- NW Swap Net<br />

145.33 (Weekly)<br />

02 03 04 05 06 07<br />

08<br />

September Relay<br />

Article Deadline<br />

23:59:59<br />

Public Service:<br />

Mukilteo Lighthouse<br />

Festival Parade - Mukilteo<br />

MS-150 Bike Ride - La<br />

Conner<br />

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